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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Work with Annotations
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
backup files
project data 106
restoring drawings from 54
saving 48
base grips 481
base points
snap base point 176
splines 276
baseline dimensions 586
basic dimensions 580
beam angle (spotlights) 731
beveled corners 266
Big Fonts
properties 544
bills of materials (BOM) 556
binding
dependent named objects to
drawings 663
object definitions 663
xrefs to drawings 652
bisecting objects with construction
lines 216
bitmaps (BMP images)
exporting 693
importing 680
bitonal raster images 688
blank text objects 231
blending surfaces 375
Block Attribute Manager
duplicate tags 335
reordering prompts 326
block attributes
about 324
annotative 492
attaching 326
attribute definitions 325
attribute extraction templates 328
attribute tags 325, 329, 335
attribute values 335
constant 324
definitions 335
editing 326
error handling 332
exporting data 327
extracting data from 327
invisible 324
modifying 334
nested blocks 332
removing 336
stand-alone 327
updating 335
variable 324
block definitions
about 307, 317
annotations 489, 497
base points 317
block attributes 324
block libraries 323
colors 320
copying 323
creating 317
cross sections as 483
drawing files as 309, 318
fields in 538
in-place editing 656
inserting blocks 309
linetypes 320
lineweights 320
model space settings 87
modifying 333, 656
object properties 320
removing 316
updating 333
block libraries
creating 323
inserting blocks 310
updating block definitions 334
block references
about 307
action parameters 313
annotations and 497
associative dimensions and 564
block attributes 324
clipping 653
colors 321
editing 333, 656
exploding 271, 337
grips 237
groups compared to 227
inserting 309
layers and 308
leader objects and 534
802 | Index